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Anyone up for making a small game?

Posted 25 April 2009 - 12:57 PM

Hey everyone,

I am new here and I have always wanted to create a game for a while now, I am a Animator, texture artist and 3D modeler so I can take the role of a few jobs. But I am not a programmer, which is a problem. So i was wondering if a few of you skilled programmers would like to take on the challenge of creating a game. I also know some people who could help with the art side of things.

Re: Anyone up for making a small game?

Posted 25 April 2009 - 06:50 PM

I'm going to pester you a little.

Do you have any idea what language and graphics API you want to use?
Are you interested in a scripting language?

As to making a game, it would be a good idea to have some sort of plan that you can present. Many programmers fall into the trap... I want help to make the next great game ... and the project isn't very well thought out and those involved get frustrated and quit. I know I've fallen into this trap once.

Re: Anyone up for making a small game?

Posted 25 April 2009 - 06:55 PM

its all good,

as for language im thinking C++ or we can go really simple and go flash game. As for the plan like I said I don't have a plan thats what i want the team to decide after, so that the game is fun for everyone to work on

Re: Anyone up for making a small game?

Posted 25 April 2009 - 07:06 PM

Intermission, on 25 Apr, 2009 - 05:55 PM, said:

its all good,

as for language im thinking C++ or we can go really simple and go flash game. As for the plan like I said I don't have a plan thats what i want the team to decide after, so that the game is fun for everyone to work on

For a 3D game I don't think C++ can be beat for performance. I've never really tried Flash so I can't offer any advice on that. If you want help coming up with an idea I would be happy to help you make your plans. I can't help with programming at the moment, I've got too many projects on the go as it is.

Re: Anyone up for making a small game?

Posted 25 April 2009 - 07:10 PM

SixOfEleven, on 25 Apr, 2009 - 06:06 PM, said:

Intermission, on 25 Apr, 2009 - 05:55 PM, said:

its all good,

as for language im thinking C++ or we can go really simple and go flash game. As for the plan like I said I don't have a plan thats what i want the team to decide after, so that the game is fun for everyone to work on

For a 3D game I don't think C++ can be beat for performance. I've never really tried Flash so I can't offer any advice on that. If you want help coming up with an idea I would be happy to help you make your plans. I can't help with programming at the moment, I've got too many projects on the go as it is.

You could try a third person shooter, those can be fun.

only problem with a third person shooter is that the programmers are put to work a lot, and i am not a programmer but i do understand its a long and hard process. but i would def be up for a third person shooter in the 3D department

Re: Anyone up for making a small game?

Posted 25 April 2009 - 07:19 PM

Intermission, on 25 Apr, 2009 - 06:10 PM, said:

only problem with a third person shooter is that the programmers are put to work a lot, and i am not a programmer but i do understand its a long and hard process. but i would def be up for a third person shooter in the 3D department

Just about any 3D game is a lot of work. Animation and collision detection can both be difficult subjects. If you would like to do a FPS/TPS I can give you a little idea to get you started. A small story line I was working on but due to schedule problems I couldn't finish. It is called Countdown to Destruction. The object of the game is to find and destroy the helicopter and disarm the bomb in 1 hour real-time. I think it could make a good starting game.

Here's the prologue:

Countdown to Destruction

Sgt. Broderick had a problem. It a small snipper force had taken out the rest of the police force. He did a quick search of the station. He didn't find anybody else alive. He grabbed a couple clips for his 9mm and a shot gun with a couple ammo belts from the weapons locker. He put two flack jackets on and headed out into the street.

Just outside the stations shots rang out. Broderick dove behind a lamp post and looked around. Two civilians lay dead in the middle of the street. Broderick cocked his 9mm and took a look around. He could see two men dressed in black battle fatigues with M16s looking down at the dead bodies. Broderick took a deep breath, calmed himself and squeezed a couple rounds at the men in black. The bullets hit them both square in the chest and they fell to the sun baked asphalt. Broderick went over to the bodies and found a radio.

He picked up the radio. "Henderson, Jackson, where are you?" A gravelly voice crackled over the radio. "We have an hour to get to the choppers so we can get out of here before the bomb goes off in an hour."

Broderick cursed to himself under his breath. Where the hell was the bomb and where were the choppers? It was bad enough that Waterton was being terrorized by these thugs, now it looked like there were planning on devastation on a much larger scale.